Rabat – A new documentary is setting out to shed light on Morocco’s transformation during King Mohammed VI’s two decades of reign.

Titled “Morocco: A King, A Vision, An Ambition,” the documentary was screened in preview at the Lincoln Center in New York on the evening of Thursday, November 7, as hundreds of high-profile guests gathered under the auspices of the Moroccan embassy in the US.

The documentary explores the “positive transformations” that have marked King Mohammed’s two decades in power, according to a report from Morocco’s state-owned news outlet.

The documentary focuses its narrative on the socio-economic transformations witnessed under the monarch’s “enlightened royal vision,” as well as the social reforms and the big infrastructure plans that have increased Morocco’s global and continental appeal.

Speaking after the preview screening, Lalla Joumala Alaoui, Morocco’s ambassador to the US, said the documentary was a vibrant testimony to the positive effects of the King’s “enlightened vision” for Morocco and the Moroccan people. She corroborated the documentary’s main talking points, insisting on the King’s “transformative” role in the modernization of the country.

“The screening of this documentary represents for us, Moroccans and friends of Morocco, the opportunity to celebrate, in this city that symbolizes the best of the American dream, our own success story and our own Moroccan dream.”

The “Moroccan dream,” Ambassador Alaoui went on to argue, has largely been possible because of King’s Mohammed VI’s own implication in the implementation of a royal vision-guided roadmap for both infrastructure projects and social inclusion policies.

Also prominent in the Moroccan ambassador’s argument was the number of recent political and social reforms to further consolidate Morocco’s democratic experience. She described the monarch as a “King of the people, genuinely committed to bettering the living conditions of his people.”

Speaking after the screening, Omar Hilale, Morocco’s UN Ambassador, highlighted the kingdom’s growing role in topics of global relevance.

From the fight on terrorism to the global push for more interfaith efforts to curb radicalization, Hilale argued, Mohammed VI Morocco has emerged as a valuable and credible partner. “In fact, His Majesty the King is an ardent defender of the United Nations and all actions aimed at maintaining a working and dynamic multilateralism,” he said.

The enthusiastic comments from the two Moroccan officials are nothing new when it comes to the assessment of King Mohammed VI’s image as an effective leader.

Over the years, a number of foreign and domestic observers have made strikingly similar remarks when commenting on how Morocco has changed since King Mohammed ascended to the throne in 1999.

Most recently, in July of this year, the commemoration day of the King’s twenty years in power was marked by a spectacle of congratulations and praise, with a frenzy of articles in the national and international media all agreeing that the past two decades have been largely positive for Morocco’s socio-economic development.

“Like a good commander,” one observer recently said of the King, “he has led his troops in a clear direction.”